Three-phase attack on airfields in Kent, Essex and Suffolk. Night: First major attack on Liverpool (150 bombers). Further harassing attacks over London, the Midlands and north-east coast. Weather: Fine and fair but cold. Cloud in Dover Straits. Enemy Action by Day The day dawned fine and fair across southern England, though temperatures remained cold and […]
1940
29
Aug
Thursday 29 August 1940
Quiet in the morning, airfield attacks in the south and south-east later in the day. Night: Further attack on Liverpool with diversionary raids in the Midlands. Weather: Showers and bright intervals. Cloud in the Channel and Straits. Enemy Action by Day The weather on 29 August was unsettled, with showers and bright intervals across much […]
30
Aug
Friday 30 August 1940
Dummy raids on shipping then heavy attacks on south-eastern airfields. Luton attacked. Night: Third raid on Liverpool. Single raids over wide area. Weather: Fair. Enemy Action by Day The day began under fair weather conditions, ideal for flying. In the early hours, radar detected a lone enemy aircraft conducting reconnaissance over Leicester before crossing the […]
31
Aug
Saturday 31 August 1940
Fighter Command suffers its heaviest losses. Airfields in the south and south-east raided. Night: Liverpool once again the main target with lesser attacks covering the north-east coast to Plymouth. Weather: Mainly fair with haze over the Thames Estuary and Dover Straits. Enemy Action by Day The weather on 31 August remained mainly fair, though haze […]